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An announcement of famine — as has now happened regarding Gaza — is a complicated decision. Here's what must be considered before such a declaration is made.
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San Diego City College's nursing program was ranked one of the best in the country by rncareers.org -
The numbers are far less than in the U.S. but school attacks are definitely on the increase, prompting soul-searching — and a national debate over strategies to prevent future tragedies. -
Paying taxes can be agonizing. So can shopping for health insurance. But a handful of states have made enrolling in subsidized or free coverage a little easier for people when they file their taxes -
San Diego adds hand washing stations, no additional bathrooms, to combat uptick in hepatitis A casesCity of San Diego officials added 10 more hand washing stations in areas near homeless encampments following an increase in hepatitis A cases. -
Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain. -
California, Washington state, New York and Massachusetts are stockpiling misoprostol and mifepristone, both of which are used in abortion regimens. -
A ruling that suspends federal approval for medication abortion will not be easy for California abortion access advocates to overcome. Unless it’s reversed on appeal, the drug will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves. -
A judge's ruling puts access to the abortion drug mifepristone in limbo, pending further court decisions. But there's another drug that is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy. -
San Diego’s Scripps Research shows that Otezla, approved for use on psoriasis, also allowed people with alcoholism to reduce their alcohol use by more than half. -
The future of access to abortion pills is uncertain after two federal judges issued a pair of conflicting rulings on Friday evening.
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